Saturday, September 3, 2011

Fall Felt Flower Centerpiece

It's still burning hot in Florida, but I'm ready to start thinking about the Fall. I love everything about Fall {or whatever you call October and November around here}, especially the beautiful colors.

What I used:

7 sheets of felt

hot glue gun

4 inch Styrofoam ball

25-30 pins

small flower pot

What I did:

1. Make a LOT of felt flowers. I estimated that I would need 18, but I ended out using 27. I used a CD to trace the circles. I tried to keep the size and shape of all of the roses very similar. I was able to make 4 flowers per sheet of felt.

2. Using a hot glue gun, start attaching the roses to the ball. I noticed that if you put the hot glue directly on the Styrofoam it melted it a little bit. I first put the glue on the back of the rose and waited for 5 to 10 seconds.

3. Add a pin to the center of each flower {for extra support and because they are cute}.

4. I started with one flower and then surrounded it with 6. This pattern continues around the sphere. However it doesn't need to be that precise. Another good idea would be to spray paint the Styrofoam before adding the roses since a little bit of color will show through.

5. Leave the bottom empty. Set the sphere on top of the flower pot.

One great thing about this project is that if you ever get tired of it, or don't want to store it after fall is over, you can pull the flowers off and use them in many other projects.

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This is adorable...I love it! The colors are fantastic. I'm a huge fan of fall too; it's my favorite season for sure. I'm hosting a Fall Craft Challenge on my blog and this week's theme is centerpieces. I would be thrilled if you would stop by and link this up so my readers can see it and be inspired too. :)

Just found your blog through Tip Junkie and am now following you on bloglovin. Your centerpiece has such lovely colors and I looked back at the "how-to" for the flowers. Thanks for posting this and the easy to follow tutorial!

Such a sweet bouquet, and I love the colors. I'm going to post this and a link on our StyroCraft Facebook page. Thank you for creating with STYROFOAM Brand Foam! Sharon, www.craftsncoffee.wordpress.com.

What a wonderful way to make a pot of flowers. So simple and so pretty.Thank you for sharing.I'm still in the learning process of how to use my blog, so I hope this message reaches you, and you can link to my blog. I'm so excited to learn many things and to also share some things that I make.Don't wait to Create.laura